diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c
index 160cb27e120c7b88c7038f488351ce7f360e5d95..c54e019c95860561b03b982145ce01e19a2c2287 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ static int ioctl_send_request(struct client *client, void *buffer)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return init_request(client, request, client->device->node->node_id,
+	return init_request(client, request, client->device->node_id,
 			    client->device->max_speed);
 }